About Life Options
Life Options is a program of research, research-based education, and outreach founded in 1993 to help people live long and live well with kidney disease. A national panel of doctors, researchers, patients, nurses, social workers, dietitians, and ESRD Network directors reviews all Life Options materials and helps guide research.
Free Life Options Materials
Download our free print materials, or order our research-based fact sheets, videos, audiotapes, posters, and booklets from this website or via our toll-free helpline. Our fact sheets are now available in Spanish!
Toll-free Helpline: (800) 468-7777
Call for answers to your questions about kidney function, dialysis, keeping a job, Medicare, exercise, and more. Technical support is offered by Beth Witten, MSW, ACSW, LSCSW.
Website
Browse this award-winning website to order or download free materials and find kidney disease info, bibliographies, tips, patient stories, and much more. Winner of a gold National Health Information Award in 2003.
New: The Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL) survey is now online! The KDQOL™-36 survey lets you rate your quality of life with kidney disease. You are the only one who can tell us how you feel about your life. Take the survey »
Dialysis Answers
Learn more about what to expect with dialysis. For patients on dialysis a year or less.
Kidney School™
Learn how to self-manage kidney disease from our tailored, on-line kidney learning center in 16 modules, or download the modules to read. Renal professionals can also earn CE credits!
Kidney School Idea Guide
Professionals: download our NEW Kidney School Idea Guide and discover 38 no-cost ways to use Kidney School for patient education.
FREE Kidney School™ Postcard Handouts
Professionals: Tell your patients about Kidney School™!
Life Options has produced free, full-color Kidney School postcard handouts that you can give to your patients. Our postcards feature a brief description of Kidney School and its sixteen modules, the website address, and contact information.
Free shipping applies only within the United States; for shipping outside the United States, please call us for an estimate.
Life Options is supported by Amgen Inc. and is administered by the Medical Education Institute, Inc. of Madison, Wis.